2026 Marek-Scott Scholarship Recipient: John Potter

All of us here at KidsPlay are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2026 KidsPlay Marek-Scott Scholarship is John Potter from Kenmore West Senior High School.

John has excelled in and out of the classroom at Kenmore West. A member of the National Honor Society, he achieved High Honor Roll recognition every quarter of every academic year. John was a member of the JV Soccer team for two years, JV/Varsity Swim team for four years, and Band for five years. He plans to attend Penn West University this fall in pursuit of a career in art and animation.

Those of us here at KidsPlay who coached John 10-12 years ago remember him as an introverted little teddy bear who gradually grew into a dedicated athlete, excellent teammate, and semi-extroverted and slightly more mature teddy bear.

It’s worth noting that the selection of this year’s scholarship recipient was especially difficult. All members of the selection committee agreed that at least 5-6 of our finalists this year would have won the award in any other year. Many thanks to all those who submitted applications.

The KidsPlay Marek-Scott Scholarship is a $1,000.00 grant used toward the pursuit of a two or four year degree in the 2026-27 calendar year. The scholarship is given in memory of Keaton Marek and Sean Scott, two wonderful young men and former KidsPlay players.